About
Steve Guttenberg
Overview
Steven Robert Guttenberg (born August 24, 1958) is an American actor, author, businessman, producer, and director. He is known for his lead roles in Hollywood films of the 1980s and 1990s, including Cocoon, Police Academy, Three Men and a Baby, Three Men and a Little Lady, Diner, The Bedroom Window, The Big Green, and Short Circuit.
While still in high school, he attended a summer program at the Juilliard School and studied under John Houseman. After graduating from high school, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. He made his film debut in 1978 in the drama The Boys from Brazil. His breakthrough role came in 1980, when he starred in the comedy Diner. He then went on to star in a string of successful films, including Cocoon, Police Academy, Three Men and a Baby, and Short Circuit.
In the 1990s, his career slowed down, but he continued to work steadily in film and television. He has appeared in such films as The Lost World: Jurassic Park, The Day After, and Ballers. He has also had recurring roles on the television series Veronica Mars, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and The Goldbergs.
In addition to his acting career, he is also a businessman and producer. He is the co-founder of the production company Guttenflick Pictures. He is also the author of two books, The Guttenberg Bible and The Kids from DISCO.
Guttenberg is married to WCBS-TV reporter Emily Smith. They have been together since 2014 and were married in 2019.
Known for
Acting |
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2025 | American Summer | Actor | Mikey | N/A N/A |
2024 | Goodbye, Hello | Actor | Gene Ryan | N/A N/A |
2023 | The Little Mermaid | Actor | King Jasper (voice) | 58 Average |
2023 | How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy Story | Actor | Daniel Brophy | 59 Average |
2021 | Roe v. Wade | Actor | Justice Powell | 58 Average |
2020 | Break Even | Actor | Lance | 58 Average |
2020 | Original Gangster | Actor | Jean-Baptiste Philippe | 59 Average |
2020 | Heckle | Actor | Ray Kelly | 58 Average |
2020 | Rifkin’s Festival | Actor | Jake | 60 Fair |
2020 | Good Boy | Actor | Don | 59 Average |
2019 | Trauma Center | Actor | Dr. Jones | 57 Average |
2019 | Cola Wars | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2018 | Hangover in Death Valley | Actor | JJ (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
2018 | Lez Bomb | Actor | Mike | 59 Average |
2018 | Bigger | Actor | Louis Weider | 60 Fair |
2018 | Chasing the Blues | Actor | Dan McKenna | 59 Average |
2018 | Miss Arizona | Actor | Gary | 58 Average |
2017 | After Party | Actor | Alan | 58 Average |
2017 | Ay Lav Yu Tuu | Actor | Christopher | 58 Average |
2017 | The Fabulous Allan Carr | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2016 | 2 Lava 2 Lantula! | Actor | Colton West | 57 Average |
2016 | Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens | Actor | Colton | 52 Average |
2016 | Alternate Universe: A Rescue Mission | Actor | Verstag | 59 Average |
2015 | Lavalantula | Actor | Colton West | 56 Average |
2015 | Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! | Actor | Colton West | 52 Average |
2014 | Affluenza | Actor | Philip Miller | 58 Average |
2013 | Drew: The Man Behind the Poster | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2012 | I Heart Shakey | Actor | Stubbs | 58 Average |
2012 | Eldorado | Actor | JJ | 58 Average |
2011 | A Novel Romance | Actor | Nate Shepard | 59 Average |
2010 | 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift | Actor | (archive footage) | 59 Average |
2010 | Ay Lav Yu | Actor | Christopher | 58 Average |
2009 | Cornered! | Actor | Morty | 58 Average |
2009 | Help Me, Help You | Actor | Steve | 58 Average |
2009 | Bosco & Me | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2009 | The Gold Retrievers | Actor | Wade | 58 Average |
2009 | Waking Sleeping Beauty | Actor | Michael Kellam (archive footage) | 61 Fair |
2009 | Fatal Rescue | Actor | Jacob Jones | 58 Average |
2008 | Heidi 4 Paws | Actor | Sebastian (voice) | 58 Average |
2008 | Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous | Actor | Sidney Green | 60 Fair |
2008 | Jackson | Actor | Businessman | 58 Average |
2006 | Mojave Phone Booth | Actor | Barry | 58 Average |
2005 | Meet The Santas | Actor | Nicholas Claus | 58 Average |
2005 | The Poseidon Adventure | Actor | Richard Clarke | 57 Average |
2005 | Domino One | Actor | Casey | 59 Average |
2004 | Police Academy - Behind Academy Doors: Secret Files Revealed | Actor | Self/ Cadet Carey Mahoney | 59 Average |
2004 | Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus | Actor | Nick | 59 Average |
2002 | P.S. Your Cat Is Dead! | Actor | Jimmy Zoole | 58 Average |
2002 | Did you leave us, Blake? | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
1999 | Home Team | Actor | Mr. Butler | 58 Average |
1999 | Tower of Terror | Actor | Buzzy Crocker | 59 Average |
1999 | Diner: On The Flip Side | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
1998 | Airborne | Actor | Bill McNeil | 58 Average |
1997 | Casper: A Spirited Beginning | Actor | Tim Carson | 57 Average |
1997 | Zeus & Roxanne | Actor | Terry Barnett | 58 Average |
1997 | Overdrive | Actor | Matt Stricker | 58 Average |
1995 | It Takes Two | Actor | Roger Callaway | 62 Fair |
1995 | Home for the Holidays | Actor | Walter Wedman | 60 Fair |
1995 | The Big Green | Actor | Tom Palmer | 57 Average |
1992 | The Magical World of Chuck Jones | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
1990 | 3 Men and a Little Lady | Actor | Michael Kellam | 58 Average |
1990 | Don't Tell Her It's Me | Actor | Gus Kubicek / Lobo Murunga | 58 Average |
1989 | Liberian Girl | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1988 | High Spirits | Actor | Jack Crawford | 58 Average |
1988 | Cocoon: The Return | Actor | Jack Bonner | 62 Fair |
1987 | 3 Men and a Baby | Actor | Michael Kellam | 60 Fair |
1987 | Surrender | Actor | Marty | 58 Average |
1987 | Amazon Women on the Moon | Actor | Jerry (segment "Two I.D.'s") | 58 Average |
1987 | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | Actor | Mahoney | 56 Average |
1987 | The Bedroom Window | Actor | Terry Lambert | 59 Average |
1986 | Short Circuit | Actor | Newton Crosby | 64 Fair |
1986 | Police Academy 3: Back in Training | Actor | Carey Mahoney | 58 Average |
1986 | Pecos Bill | Actor | Pecos Bill | N/A N/A |
1985 | Bad Medicine | Actor | Jeff Marx | 58 Average |
1985 | Cocoon | Actor | Jack Bonner | 63 Fair |
1985 | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | Actor | Carey Mahoney | 60 Fair |
1984 | Police Academy | Actor | Carey Mahoney | 65 Fair |
1983 | The Day After | Actor | Stephen Klein | 62 Fair |
1983 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Actor | Sam Cooper | 58 Average |
1982 | No Soap, Radio | Actor | Roger | 69 Fair |
1982 | Diner | Actor | Edward 'Eddie' Simmons | 62 Fair |
1981 | Miracle on Ice | Actor | Jim Craig | 58 Average |
1980 | Can't Stop the Music | Actor | Jack Morell | 58 Average |
1980 | To Race the Wind | Actor | Harold Krents | 59 Average |
1979 | Players | Actor | Rusty | 58 Average |
1979 | Billy | Actor | Billy Fisher | 69 Fair |
1978 | The Boys from Brazil | Actor | Barry Kohler | 62 Fair |
1977 | The Chicken Chronicles | Actor | David Kessler (as Steven Guttenberg) | 58 Average |
1977 | Rollercoaster | Actor | Messenger (uncredited) | 59 Average |
1977 | Something for Joey | Actor | Mike Cappelletti | 59 Average |
Go West! | Actor | Laszlo the Hungarian | N/A N/A |
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The Floaters | Actor | Manny | N/A N/A |
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Directing |
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2002 | P.S. Your Cat Is Dead! | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
Production |
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2025 | American Summer | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
2011 | A Novel Romance | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |